Hosiery



H. BRANLEY May 12, 1931 HOSIERY Filed Feb.. 21

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mommy Application led February 21, 1930'.

rIhis inventione'relates toan improvement in hosiery, such for exampleas golf hose and the' like, more especially designed for use in playinggolf or other sports, although susceptible to embodiment in other typesof hosiery. The primary objectI of the invention is to provide alventilated stocking, sock or hose Vto avoid perspiration of the `feet-or legs. Ordinary hosiery, especially woolen golf hose, when used inwarm weather cause the feet'and legs to perspire freely.y To eliminatethis. ob'ection the present' invention rovides av hose with. holes oropenings knitted therein at locationsA where ventila Ytion is the inostdesirable. y With the above and other objects in v/lew which will morereadily appear as the .nature of the invention is. better understood,

lthe same consists in the novel construction,

combinationand arrangement of parts herevinafter 'more fully described,

' A preferred and practical'embodiment-of the invention i-sjshoyvnsin.the accompany-ing drawings, in which l l.

' Figure lis aview illustrating the present invention withytheVentilating openings formed `in the toefofthe hose...'

lating openings 'formedin the toe of the foot portion.' y

Figure 3 is a view illustrating the formation of the openings inthetoe',body and Figure 4 is a view similar Fi .3'showformed 1n the leg openingsing Ventilating well as 1 n of. the hose as thereof.

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the foot portion 40 re. 5 is ing that the openings are' process ofknittlng the hose.

Similar reference characters res of the drawings. Referring to thedrawings,

lgnated generally as A. and includes the usual leg portion B and foot C.According to the illustration of Fi 1^the toe ortion of the foot isprovide,

illustrated. andl Figure 2 is' a-view illustrating'the'venti-A andbodykadapted to be turned downwardly,

aI detail sectional view showformed inthe the hose is deswith theatedserial No. icones-r openings D thereby to' ventilate portion of thefoot of the hose, vwhile illustrates the openings D provided not only inthe toe portion but also in the body of the foot. v

Figure 3 illustrates a further carrying forward of the invention whereinthe openings D are not only provided in the toe and body portion of thehose but also in the heel.

Figure 4` illustrates the format-ion of the knitted openings not only inthe entire body portion of` he foot ,but `also in the leg portion asindicated 'at `D, thesame being preferably located near the top of thehose beneath the portion that turns down so as. to ventilate the portionof the hose sur- 'e rounding the calf of the leg. All oi'theopenings Dand D', regardless of their location are formed durin the process ofknitting the hose, as indicated in Figure 5. l.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the present inventlon almsto provide a knitted hose having Ventilating openingsI at. variouspoints for the purpose of ventilating the foot and leg ortions of thewearer to avoid undue perspiration of the covered parts. J Iclai1r"1 Ina `stocking or sock, the combination with the leg part having a topportlon leg part having a plurality of knitted openings therein solocated as to be covered when said top ortion is turned downwardly.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

y HARRY BRANLEY.

l designate l corresponding parts throughout'the several the toe Fig. 2

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